Its been 2 year i am turbo right now
Ive started with the Xs kit on ebay, did a really great job up to last summer where manifold cracked and a rock got into the impeller…
goal is 300whp safely
Here is what i bought and need to install
Walbro 255
Wiseco 81.5 9.5:1
Cast manifold
Fuel pressure regulator
6 puck clutch
-8 pound flywheel (…i know, but i give it a try)
98 GSR head
new water pump and belts
Tick COmetic headgasket 0.043inch
ARP headstud and rod bolts
its about all…
here is the progress so far, only got everything out…
oh i didnt expect that much ! we’ll see, the problem may be my injector size (450cc) and my axles (stock). No LSD for now…
lets see what i can do next until next week !
still a bit further…
sandblasting next weekend
QUESTION
How to know if the water pump needs to be changed ? it look really nice on the inside, but who knows if its shot or not…?
block is now at the machine shop
in the meanwhile, i decided to brush a little… this is a pre cleaning because ill use the pressure washer in a few days.
im am wondering, how the hell to people make their bay clean without all these wires and hoses !?!?
they keep only the hoses/wires they need, and they ingeniously re-route them out of plain sight.
moving the fuse panel on the passenger side strut tower to the passenger footwell area is one of the biggest improvements.
losing a/c, p/s, cruise control are all very big helps as well.
all depends on how much you can stand to lose in the way of creature comforts. if you plan on keeping it as a comfy dd, just keep the unsightly hoses/wires and be done with it. if you want them gone, plan on it being less comfy but cleaner looking.
ETA: you’re gonna wanna get bigger injectors and probably a resistor box. might as well do it now while it’s a lot easier to build up.
Thanks for the input.
As far as resistor box goes, i already have it since my car is a 93.
I’ll increase the fuel pressure a bit and see where i can max my injectors. From there i’ll see if i can stay with it for this summer.
Only thing i want to conserve is PS, my winter beater doesnt have it and it is a real pain!!
Anything i should think about since everything is out ? i plan on making my own PCV system and unhook the stock one (big black tank on firewall).
I need to replace the front engine mount. I like the confort of the stock ones, is this really worth it to go polyurethane ?
resistor boxes are from OBD-0 cars. your 93 is OBD-I. I do hope you meant to say that you’ve purchased a resistor box from elsewhere, since your car does not have one stock.
of course, like i said im running turbo for 2 years now (blue top 450cc)
Resistor box is from a 91 integra.
Today im still cleaning the bay, ive installed one racing seat only. I had to fix it in place because the universal sliders would lift it too high and my head was knocking on the roof. I dunno if ill keep it, buy another one or stay stock.
for higher fuel consumption turbo cars, peak and hold injectors are required–which creates a need for resistors. one can either source a resistor pack from an OBD-0 car or wire a 10W 10-ohm resistor inline on each injector.
blue top 450cc are Talon injectors
Sorry i wont have any updates this week, im going on a business trip in Charlotte, NC for the annual IEEE Power transformer comitee. Ill get my block back next weekend and starting the build the week after.
30-03-2008 update
Been working a lot on cleaning, since this greasy oily and coolant mixture is baked on the paint everywhere. I’ve made brakets to hold HIDs ballast, Coolant reservoir, new catch can, MSD coil, injector resistor box, electronic boost controller solenoid and brakets all around the bay to hold the newly located engine harness. This is a lot of time consuming stuff but now that it is done, i can get to rebuilt the engine this week and maybe install is in 2-3 weeks.
The rad that i had was the half civic one. Ive bought last year a FAL fan, pretty efficient but it was taken from a dual fan setup (got it for cheap), almost all the air went flying to the outside without even sucking heat fromthe rad. So i’ve made end caps with a sheet metal that i folded. It was pretty easy and a tight fit.
Here are some pictures.
